Sir Hector MacLennan FRCP FRCPGlas FRCOG (1 November 1905 – 6 January 1978) was a Scottish gynaecologist, knighted in the 1965 Birthday Honours.[1][2][3]

In 1961 he was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and served as President in 1970.[4]

He was President of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1967 to 1969.

His son, Robert was ennobled as Baron Maclennan of Rogart. His daughter was the acclaimed Elizabeth MacLennan.[5]

References

  1. ↑ ‘MacLENNAN, Sir Hector’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn., Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 6 Sept 2013
  2. ↑ Sir Hector Maclennan Public service in Scotland (Obituaries) The Times Monday, 9 January 1978; p. 14; Issue 60205; col F
  3. ↑ Sir Hector Maclennan (Obituaries) The Times Thursday, 19 January 1978; p. 19; Issue 60214; col. G
  4. ↑ Minute Books of the Harveian Society. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
  5. ↑ "Elizabeth MacLennan obituary". TheGuardian.com. 29 June 2015.


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